Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201693066 - Employee Receives Chemical Burns When Splashed by Acid

Accident Summary Nr: 201693066 -- Report ID: 0950662 -- Event Date: 08/30/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312309925	10/22/2008	2491	321114	Fontana Wood Preserving Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on August 30, 2004, an employee was working as a treater at the facility. Fontana Wood Preserving, Inc. is a facility that chemically treats lumber. The employee was using a meter to measure acid, Q50C, and the acid blew out and sprayed his right forearm. A coworker was also a treater and said that the chemical splashed onto the employee's gloves and down his Tyvec suit. The employee sustained a second degree burn on his right arm and was hospitalized.

Keywords: CORROSIVE, CHEMICAL BURN, ARM, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312309925			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Chemical technicians

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